Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 166%
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Desktop
Desktop 106%
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Workstation
Workstation 164%
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PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 103%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics161% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive250% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
MotherboardGigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER  (all builds)
Memory23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200828
Uptime5 Days
Run DateJun 22 '21 at 10:15
Run Duration339 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
Intel Core i7-10700K-$236
U3E1, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Memory 95.7
1-Core 152
2-Core 303
101% 183 Pts
4-Core 592
8-Core 1,020
98% 806 Pts
64-Core 1,554
96% 1,554 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 103%
Great: 104%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3535 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
161% Outstanding
Lighting 222
Reflection 201
Parallax 236
181% 220 fps
MRender 252
Gravity 226
Splatting 158
167% 212 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 161%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO Plus 250GB
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 746 420 402 405 395 393 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
250% Outstanding
Read 2,578
Write 2,223
Mixed 1,600
SusWrite 460
382% 1,715 MB/s
4K Read 57.4
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 77
251% 86.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,005
DQ Write 826
DQ Mixed 930
693% 921 MB/s
Poor: 171%
This bench: 250%
Great: 318%
Kingston A400 120GB-$32
111GB free
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 234 56 55 56 56 56 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 418
Write 382
Mixed 285
SusWrite 85.4
65% 293 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 78.5
4K Mixed 21.9
112% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 161
DQ Write 320
DQ Mixed 130
130% 204 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 85%
Nvme Samsung SSD 970 EVO 1TB
721GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2383 2152 1183 1188 1189 1189 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
314% Outstanding
Read 2,514
Write 2,348
Mixed 1,692
SusWrite 1,547
454% 2,025 MB/s
4K Read 56.2
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 74.5
244% 83.4 MB/s
DQ Read 1,059
DQ Write 855
DQ Mixed 955
715% 956 MB/s
Poor: 224%
This bench: 314%
Great: 380%
PNY CS900 120GB-$25
111GB free
Firmware: CS900612
SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 146 64 65 65 64 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Read 497
Write 374
Mixed 336
SusWrite 130
74% 334 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 77.4
4K Mixed 30.1
132% 47.3 MB/s
DQ Read 248
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 180
164% 248 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 87%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 33 32 32 32 32 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
59.4% Above average
Read 175
Write 31.4
Mixed 45.7
SusWrite 32.2
52% 71 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 0.7
141% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 59.4%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 38.2
MC Mixed 29.9
101% 35.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 42.3
SC Mixed 29.5
87% 30.5 GB/s
Latency 54.8
73% 54.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 120%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 41: 5R 3G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
41% 11% 132 282 238 165 26.9" 2560 1440 GBT2705 AORUS CV27Q
Typical GA-Z490 AORUS MASTER Builds (Compare 1,731 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 184%
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Desktop
Desktop 103%
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Workstation
Workstation 197%
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Motherboard: Gigabyte Z490 AORUS MASTER - $329

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 65% - Good Total price: $1,783
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